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🌱 Southside’s origins

• In the 1800s, before the park was built, the area was little more than a swampy marsh and a city dumping ground.
• The city purchased the land in 1906 for $19,000.
• The original construction finished in 1913 featured lawns, trails, recreational facilities, and a large pond — much like how it is today.

✏️ Southside’s design

• The team who designed the park also worked on San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park.
• Indicative of Progressive Era urban planning, the park was meant to stimulate residential growth in the area, which came to pass.
  

🌳 Southside’s significance

• It was entered into the National Register of Historic Places in 2017.
• It was the terminus for the 1966 United Farm Workers March led by Cesar Chavez.
• Rich with social history, the park has played host to countless historical events such as the California centennial in 1939.

• A Recital of American Music | Thurs., Sept. 29 | 12:05-1 p.m. | Ann E Pitzer Center, UC Davis | Free | Take the afternoon for violin + piano interpretations of 20th century American compositions, like Gerswin’s “It Ain’t Necessarily So.” 🎻
• Drag Bingo | Thursdays | 6 p.m. | Flatstick Pub, 630 K St. | $5 | Enjoy a night of bingo, prizes, and beer hosted by one of Sacramento’s fabulous queens, Apple Adams.
• Women’s Empowerment Gala | Thurs., Sept. 29 | 6 p.m. | California State Railroad Museum | $150+ | The nonprofit’s first meeting since 2019 aims to raise funds for local women + children experiencing homelessness.
• Weathers | Thurs., Sept. 29 | 6:30 p.m. | Goldfield Trading Post — Downtown | $15 | These LA alt rockers forecast a stop in Sac on their national tour. 🎸

• Roaring 20’s Jubilee | Fri., Sept. 30-Sun., Oct. 2 | Times vary | Old Sac | Prices vary | Banjo music, as well as ragtime and jazz, is front-and-center at this three-day celebration of 1920s America. 🎶
• California Capital Tailgate Airshow | Fri., Sept. 30 | 3:30-7 p.m. | Mather Airport | $95 | This unique drive-in show features military-only performers and a few aerial surprises. ✈️
• Brian’s Funny Friends | Fri., Sept. 30 | 9 p.m. | Sacramento Comedy Spot | $12 | The founder of the celebrated comedy venue presents this variety show with local performers like Melissa McGillicuddy + Drew Absher. 🎤

• Natomas Oktoberfest | Sat., Oct. 1 | 2-5 p.m. | Westlake Community Park | Prices vary | Say “Prost” to this inaugural celebration of German culture, which features unlimited beer, live polka music, a stein holding competition, and more. 🍻

• 87º | Partly cloudy | 10% chance of rain 🌤️

• Sacramento has released a new website to facilitate the process for property owners to develop granny-flats or in-law units. It features a free site planning tool, interviews with Sacramentans who have been through the experience, and more. By December, the website will also offer permit-ready designs for free. 🏠 (Sacramento City Express)
• The City has extended the operating hours for its Outreach and Engagement Center at 3615 Auburn Blvd to full time. The center was previously only used during weather-related events, but will now offer overnight shelter + access to stable housing resources seven days a week for up to 50 people experiencing homelessness. (Sacramento City Express)

• A five-story apartment building with 195 units has been proposed for the Bridge District in West Sacramento. The apartments would range from 551-sqft studios to 976-sqft 2 BD designs, and would offer amenities such as a pool, rooftop deck, and fitness center on Delta Lane near Sutter Health Park. (Sac Biz Journal)

• Things are bubbling in the local beverage industry: Insight Coffee Roasters is merging with organic juicery Sun & Soil, with the latter already taking over the cafe’s West Sac location at 3650 Industrial Blvd. Insight will now shift its focus to fulfilling its wholesale operations. ☕ (Sac Biz Journal)

• The University of California will offer an alternative matriculation path in fall 2023 to certain high school graduates who were deemed ineligible for admission. Students will be provided a conditional acceptance letter, so long as they first attend a community college for lower-division coursework. 🎓 (Cap Radio)

• J.D. Power has issued its North America Airport Satisfaction Study for 2022, scoring the Sacramento International Airport 798 out of 1,000 points possible on factors like terminal facilities + access arriving and departing. It remains above the national average of 777 points. ✈️ (Sac Bee)

• The 30th Annual Big Crush Harvest Wine Festival in Amador County is nearly uncorked, happening Fri., Oct 7-Sun., Oct. 9. Guests can enjoy flights of the region’s best vino + various harvest-related activities at 40 wineries in the Sierra Foothills. Have a riesling to go — grab tickets. 🍷 (Roseville Today)

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